PT-2016-7644
CVE-2016-9077
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Published
2016-11-15
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Updated
2024-12-12
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.0
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Firefox versions prior to 50
Description
The issue allows the use of the "feDisplacementMap" filter on images loaded cross-origin. The rendering by the filter is variable depending on the input pixel, which can lead to timing attacks when the images are loaded from third-party locations.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 50, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent potential timing attacks.
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